4 TRANSPORT STRATEGY 4.1 Introduction and summary 4.2 The existing transport network 4.3 The transport challenges 4.4 Improvements 40 41 Dagenham Dagenham East Heathway Becontree Upney Barking BARKING & DAGENHAM d a o R r a l u c r i C h HAVERING t r Dagenham o N A13 Dock 6 0 4 NEWHAM A d a o R s k Rainham c o D l a y Beckton o R Royal Beckton Albert Park Cyprus Gallions Reach London City Airport King George V A2016 BEXLEY Belvedere GREENWICH Abbey Wood A206 Woolwich Dockyard Woolwich Plumstead A206 Arsenal London Riverside OA boundary High Speed 1 Dockland Light Railway Borough boundary c2c District Interchange Stations Overground (Gospel Oak to Barking) Hammersmith and City Key Roads Southeastern Tilbury Loop Figure 4.1 Existing transport infrastructure 4.1 Introduction and summary 4.2 The existing transport network local traffic. Other local access is provided across the Transport investment in London Riverside is essential The existing transport network facilitates significant OA by the local borough road network. to support the transformational change set to east-west movement through the OA by road, rail and take place over the next twenty years. Transport water. The Essex Thameside line passes through the The bus network links residential and industrial areas improvements will help to facilitate the delivery of centre of the OA providing a direct link for passengers with local town centres, the rail network and other new homes, jobs and support existing communities from Rainham via Barking to central London. In amenities, for example, schools and health facilities. and businesses. This chapter is underpinned by addition Barking is served by London Overground, a supporting transport study, which sets out the District and Hammersmith & City lines with journey There are several London Cycling Network (LCN) required transport improvements to support this times of 15 minutes to the City and 20 mins to Canary routes through London Riverside and Cycle growth. These improvements focus on: Wharf. The Essex Thameside railway tracks are also Superhighway 3, Barking to Tower Gateway starts at heavily used by freight trains. the A13/River Road junction. Walking is important • Creating new public transport links to unlock new for accessing local services such as shops, schools residential and employment development at key The A13, a major arterial road, runs through and transport hubs and areas of high footfall include sites like Barking Riverside, Beam Park and Beam the centre of the London Riverside area. It is a Barking Town Centre, Chequers Corner and Rainham Reach; strategically important route for freight and is one of Village. • Stimulating regeneration and new development the busiest roads in London providing a direct link at Barking Town Centre, Chequer’s Corner and from Tilbury Docks, DP World London Gateway Port Rainham Village; and the M25 to the City. The A1306 and A123 which run in parallel to the A13 provide east-west access for • Supporting employment centres south of the A13 including the London Sustainable Industries Park (LSIP) and the Rainham Employment Area; • Encouraging a shift to public transport, cycling and walking to minimise the impacts of growing demand on the transport network; • Improving public transport connectivity across the OA and to adjacent areas identified for growth such as the Royal Docks, Bexley Riverside, Thames Gateway and the wider south-east. Whilst improvements are needed across the Opportunity Area these have been developed within a wider context. Growth across east and south-east London and beyond means the improvements needed for London Riverside are part of a wider strategy to improve transport across the Thames Gateway. TfL are working closely with the relevant boroughs through the east and south-east sub-regional transport panel to help develop this wider strategy. 42 43 Dagenham BARKING & DAGENHAM Dagenham East Heathway Becontree Upney Barking d a o R r A13 a l u c Fly-under r i C h HAVERING t r Dagenham o N A13 Dock 6 Potential Beam 0 4 new station A Park NEWHAM d a o Barking R s Riverside k Rainham c o D l a y Beckton o Roding link R to Royal Docks Royal Beckton Albert Park Cyprus Gallions Reach London City Airport King George V A2016 GREENWICH Abbey Wood A206 Belvedere Woolwich Dockyard Woolwich Plumstead A206 BEXLEY Arsenal London Riverside OA boundary High Speed 1 Dockland Light Railway Overground extension to Barking Riverside Potential passenger ferry pier c2c District Potential Cross-Thames overground extension Interchange stations Overground (Gospel Oak to Barking) Hammersmith and City Crossrail Tilbury Loop Southeastern Potential river crossings Potential Crossrail extension to Ebbsfleet Garden City Figure 4.2 Potential transport infrastructure for London Riverside 4.3 The transport challenges 4.3.1 Reducing physical barriers to travel 4.3.2 Improving connectivity to, from and within key locations Transport challenges for east and south-east London The rivers, major roads and rail infrastructure that have been identified by the Sub-Regional Plan. These run through the OA create barriers to movement by The physical barriers to movement discussed above are listed below and have been used to highlight the public transport, cycling and walking. The resulting result in poor connectivity between key locations. transport challenges specific to London Riverside: severance limits the growth potential of some areas as they can be difficult to get to and from by more To support growth within the OA it is important • Reducing physical barriers to, and the sustainable modes of travel. Physical barriers can to improve this connectivity as improvements to environmental impact of travel ; also result in a lack of alternative routes and place transport networks are an essential catalyst in • Improving connectivity to, from and within key additional pressure on existing links. In addition, enabling regeneration. Across London Riverside, locations; the major roads and rail infrastructure create poor improving links between Metropolitan and District • Public transport crowding and highway environmental conditions for cycling and walking, in Centres and new residential areas should be congestion; particular noise and air pollution from the A13. prioritised, for example between Barking Riverside and Barking Town Centre and between Beam Park • Supporting the efficient movement of freight; The main physical barriers to travel are: and Rainham Village. Improving connections for local • Maximise the benefits of committed investment residents to the employment centres of LSIP and • Both the A13 and A1306 constrain north-south South Rainham is also important as these sites are movement across the OA in particular for walking, relatively poorly connected. Beyond London Riverside, cycling and public transport; improving connections west to the employment • The railway lines, which follow the broad centres of the City, Canary Wharf, the West End and alignment of the A13, also limit north-south to the east in Essex, is essential to the delivery of movement; new housing at Barking Riverside and Beam Park • Beam River and Rainham Creek limit east-west and improving access to jobs for those new residents. movement across the employment sites south of Improved connectivity across the River Thames and the A13; Roding would also help to link the area with emerging • The River Roding severs the OA with the opportunities in Bexley and Thamesmead and opportunity area at the Royal Docks; emerging residential and employment areas around • There are no River Thames crossings in this part the Royal Docks. The GLA, the boroughs and TfL are of London, meaning any cross Thames trips willing to work together with developers and land originating from the OA have to travel west to the owners to facilitate and implement improved linkages Blackwall Tunnel or east to the Dartford Crossing; across these barriers, such as through the provision of bridges over waterways. • Large sites of undeveloped brownfield land that have no existing street network prevent through- movement. 44 45 BARKING & DAGENHAM Dagenham East Dagenham Heathway Becontree Barking Town Upney 5 Centre 8 HAVERING Chequers 2 3 Corner Dagenham Dock Station A1306 1 Beam area NEWHAM Park 4 LSIP Barking 6 Rainham Riverside Dagenham Village Beckton Dock Riverside 7 9 Gallions Rainham Reach 9 Employment ROYAL DOCKS Area OPPORTUNITY AREA THAMESMEAD AND ABBEY WOOD BEXLEY RIVERSIDE OPPORTUNITY AREA OPPORTUNITY AREA GREENWICH BEXLEY 1 Linking Barking to the Royals 5 Improving access to Crossrail 9 Maximise potential future river crossings to create new bus links 2 Improving access from Barking Riverside 6 Better links between Rainham Village, Beam Park and CEME Housing areas 3 Providing access to the District Line 7 Linking Rainham Village to Rainham Employment Area Employment areas 4 New east west connections across Barking Riverside 8 Improving access to Crossrail Figure 4.3 Indicative bus corridors 4.3.3 Public transport crowding and highway 4.3.4 Supporting the efficient movement of 4.3.5 Maximise benefits of committed congestion freight investment Public transport crowding and highway congestion The A13 is a strategically important route for freight Where investment in public transport unlocks can make travel to, from and within the OA difficult. providing a direct link from Tilbury and the London new development it is important to get the most This limits access to jobs and services, and can impact Gateway Port and the M25 into central London. out of the transport network. This is important to local businesses. The A13 suffers from highway There is also a freight link available at Box Lane mitigate the impact of the extra demand generated congestion particularly around the Lodge Avenue into HS1 line enabling freight to be received from by new development. It will be essential therefore, Flyover and Renwick Road/A13 junction and at the the continent. Traffic congestion however, affects to encourage high public transport use, walking junction with the A406.